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Bivalvia (/ b aɪ ˈ v æ l v i ə /) or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consisting of a hinged pair of half-shells known as valves.
List of mollusc orders illustrates the 97 orders in the phylum Mollusca, the largest marine animal phylum. 85,000 extant species are described, [1] making up 23% of described marine organisms. [ 2 ] Class Aplacophora
Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams.Many Tridacna species are threatened. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4 to 6 folds.
Phylum: Mollusca: Class: Bivalvia: Order: Arcida: Family: Arcidae: Genus: Arca Linnaeus, 1758: Species 23 described species Arca is a genus of edible saltwater clams ...
Mussels have a gray to blue-purple, fully grown shell about 5 - 10 centimeters long with an elongated oval shape. They follow the general blueprint of the mussels.
†Pecten acuticostatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1847 †Pecten alessii R. A. Philippi, 1836 †Pecten aletes Hertlein, 1925 †Pecten almerai (Depéret & Roman, 1910) †Pecten anapaudiensis Stoliczka, 1871
In 2010 a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the subclass Pteriomorphia. [8] However, the following taxonomy represents the current accepted arrangement of this subclass according to the World Register of Marine Species [ 9 ]
Perna perna, the brown mussel, is an economically important mussel, a bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Mytilidae.It is harvested as a food source but is also known to harbor toxins and cause damage to marine structures.